Principal Quality Engineer, Tracking and Trending

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. ## **JOB DESCRIPTION:** **Working at Abbott** At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: - Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. - Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. - An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution. - Tuition reimbursement, the [Freedom 2 Save](https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and [FreeU](https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. - A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. - A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. **The Opportunity** This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. As Principal Quality Engineer, Tracking and Trending you will be the liaison for cross function departments (e.g. Research and Development, Operations and etc.) with respect to investigations and/or results of investigations related to Complaints Tracking and Trending. You will be responsible for developing test methods to identify root/potential causes of complaint trends. **What You’ll Work On** • Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. • Proactively utilize technical depth to understand complaints and works to improve products/process to better meet customer needs with reduced issues. • Provides guidance with respect to applicable complaint trend investigation processes, and ensures compliance with regulations with respect to investigations • Translates business strategy into meaningful objectives and day-to-day activities required to accomplish them • Anticipates future direction and adjusts current processes accordingly. • Effectively communicates directional changes and creates support for changes. • Be the technical lead for complaint investigations, and be liaison to other functions, such as R&D, Operations, and other Quality functions • Ensure investigation results are disseminated to the relevant SMEs appropriately. • Structures studies and integrates cross-disciplinary and cross-functional issues to arrive at optimal cause of action, e.g. investigates process to meet increasing regulatory requirements. • Follows through on project goals; contributes willingly and incorporates the ideas of others; shares resources, knowledge and accountability to benefit the objectives of the business, e.g. participates in team meetings; serves either as functional subject matter expert or independent technical expert in management reviews. • Strong project management skills and able to multi-task and set priorities to meet overall business objectives. **Required Qualifications** Bachelors degree (Math, Science, or Engineering disciplines preferred) or equivalent in a technical discipline or an…